Interlaminar toughness of interleaved CFRP using non-woven veils: Part 1. Mode-I testing

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1551-1559

  Kuwata, M ^a   Hogg, P J ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; B. Fracture toughness; D. Mechanical testing; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

A. CARBON FIBRE; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; CARBON FIBRE LAMINATES; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDINGS; INTERLAMINAR TOUGHNESS; NON-WOVEN; RESIN FLOWS; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING; TEST SAMPLES; THERMOPLASTIC FIBRES; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; WOVEN FABRICS;

CARBON FIBERS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL TESTING; MOLDING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; WEAVING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 80052026465     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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